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well, I have been experiencing for some time. But it intensified this harmattan period.

I googled and the result was interesting. here is a quoted search result.

" Why have I suddenly
started getting electric shocks
from my cars?
April 11, 2013 4:55 AM Subscribe
Every now and then, there will be a few
weeks when I get electric shocks as I'm
getting out of my cars. Normally they're just
a little surprising, but the last few weeks
I've been getting steadily stronger shocks
that actually hurt / tingle for a while
afterwards. What's going on?
So...
* this only happens to me, not my wife -
either as a driver or a enger
* it doesn't seem to happen in other
people's cars (although I'm not a regular
enger in other cars)
* I can avoid the shock if I take hold of the
car door before I put my foot on the
ground.
The normal answers I can find online
involve clothing rubbing on seat fabrics and
causing a static buildup. But I'm a geek
who always wears the same brand of
trainers and denim jeans, and who
considers owning 30 different colours of the
same brand of 100% cotton polo shirt to be
enough variation in fashion.
So, it can't be as simple as "your clothes
are rubbing on the car seat" or I'd always
get shocked.
What's happening, and is there anything
else I can do to stop these shocks?
It's unlikely it matters, but the two cars are
different sizes, ages and manufacturers
(diesel 407 Pug and petrol Toyota Corolla)
but I service both of them myself, so they
may not have had some little widget
replaced or dodad greased."

So. Has anyone experienced it..

Yes ooo! I experienced it so I thought maybe my mechanic has tempered with my battery or something so I come dey fear bt later told that harmattan dey cause am, so fear nt!

I have experienced it countless times this dry season. its ticklish a bit,its not a heavy shock.

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Lol. My younger bro felt the shock over the xmas and nearly took flight. He must have thought the village witches were after him. It is caused by static electricity build up i believe. How the circuit is completed for you to get the shock is what i don't understand.

Its static electricity formed from friction when you walk. Its more apparent in harmattan because of the dry condition.

It's called static electricity. It increases during harmattan period due to the dryness of air.

Meanwhile, are you hairy?

Also, I hope all your car earth(ground) wires are properly connected?

Thanks OP for the information. I felt it yesterday and was so scared.

Looks like it's really some static electricity. No need to be afraid. But checking the wires will be nice thing anyway.

Thank you Lord! Tot I was going mad already..lol! Has happened to me a lot recently..especially When I get home n park 2 open up my gate..1ce my hand touches the outer part of the door..it shocks me! I'm so consious now..I make sure I only touch D inner part of the door..lol! Funniest was d last tym..after d door shocked me..I still got anoda shock once I toucheD the gate...Crazy yea!!!

We go soon dey hang earth wire from moto to ground oh, make person no go enter filling station to buy petrol, come cause fire. This is the worst Harmattan in recent history!

Its not totally strange...Na so one man nearly run from ma office as him touch my sliding glass door to open, d tin shock 1 pint of blood comot from him body.... ....its called static electricity just like d previous guys have said. it builds up and waits for any to discharge it. Sometimes even your curtains will give similar shocking experience. Harmattan at work. Nor fear anything....

Static Electricity. I have experienced this countless times this dry period.

It is caused by static electricity as some have mentioned. However, if your vehicle has spark plug wires, check that they are not bad and discharging electricity to ground.

Here we go again!

cmpunk:
Mod. Do the needful and let people be aware of this.

aware of what?